North Korea confirms it conducted fifth nuclear test

North Korea today announced that it had conducted its fifth nuclear test, hours after seismic monitors detected a blast near the secretive country's nuclear test site.

North Korea's state TV said the North was now capable of mounting nuclear warheads on ballistic rockets. It said no leakage of nuclear material had occurred in the test and that there was no environmental impact.

SEISMIC TREMOR FELT

A seismic tremor was recorded in an area around North Korea's known nuclear site today, and was suspected to be the fifth nuclear test by the isolated nation, South Korea's Yonhap news agency had earlier said.